May 21, 2014

No, this has nothing to do with Wordsworth except that it has something to do with poetry. Also, in light of the popularity of Wordless Wednesday, and since in the English language there is not a day of the week to lend alliteration to poetry, I will get creative. I am not very familiar with Wordsworth, and though I would like to better my acquaintance, I will not quote him at the moment. Instead, I will share my own poem.

Today, I read D.A. Carson’s commentary on Hebrews 7. In closing, he urges his readers to meditate upon verses 23-25.

The former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, but he holds his priesthood permanently, because he continues forever. Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him , since he always lives to make intercession for them.

May 18, 2014

Have you ever had this experience? You stumble across a blog. You read it. You enjoy it. You keep reading. And then you realize that it has not been updated for months. As my grandfather reminded me today, my blog is e pluribus unum, one out of many blogs causing this unpleasant experience. For that I am sorry.

I do have several excellent excuses.

1. I went off to college.

In January I became a transfer student at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. Two weeks ago, I finished my first semester. I absolutely love college. Not enough said, but I will move on.

2. I have a job.

Well, I had several jobs before, but this is a writing job, a writing job involving books. I serve as executive assistant at Redeemed Reader, a Christian book review website. Over the past year, I have become increasingly involved with Redeemed Reader and my own blog has been, well, neglected. But I have been writing about books as well as Ukraine!

I could keep going, but you, dear reader, are intelligent and –I hope– understanding. Should I write about books? I certainly have been reading! I have read theology, and I have read history, and I have read quite a bit in between. That is for another post . . .

Instead, I will tell you what happened after I finished my semester.

I took a double-decker bus to Chicago, ignoring the mild undertone of vomit aboard the bus. In Chicago, I narrowly avoided missing my train connection and only made it due to the kindness of helpful strangers and a confident ticket master. What brought me to Chicago?

It was excellent and worthy of a post in and of itself. My mom was there, and it was so fun seeing her and getting to enjoy the conference with her. My favorite part of the conference? Meeting Christians from around the world who are passionate about orphan care. Also, getting to see and hear Karyn Purvis, a Christian psychologist.

Following the conference, we did have a little time to spend in Chicago. It was a gorgeous day, absolutely gorgeous.

Look at the sky!

Naturally, I found the horses.

It was a beautiful, wonderful day. And then? It got better because I went home. I spent almost two weeks at home, two weeks with family and friends, and I am so blessed. Now I am back in Louisville for the summer, and ready to work. What else will I be doing? Lord-willing, I will be blogging.

There, how is that for a post? If you lasted through the end of this one, please know, tenacious reader, that it does get better! Usually I write about much more interesting things, like books.